tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post5587161260552855116..comments2023-10-19T08:56:41.583-04:00Comments on Making A Home: Summing it up...Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01520682388731742925noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post-60494709525863284072011-04-13T11:34:11.832-04:002011-04-13T11:34:11.832-04:00Great post. We do most of the same things as you. ...Great post. We do most of the same things as you. I also agree with the "organic" things. Many times I just can't see the value in buying everything organic when if you clean it well it's usually ok.<br />I'm surprised you don't make your own bread though. My mom bought me a nutrimill for Christmas & I love it. If you have a food co-op around you can get the wheat berries for a good deal. Anyhow, keep up the good work. I look forward to visiting your blog again.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943352597374280773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post-89886885570499452442011-04-10T08:33:51.724-04:002011-04-10T08:33:51.724-04:00Excellent post with great advice! People don'...Excellent post with great advice! People don't seem to realize when they are spending money on convenience, it's really not convenience.<br />My husband always says, "pay now or pay later"; iow, eat healthfully now OR pay the price later for bad food choices in poor health. <br />I've preserved food for more than four decades and love having a pantry full of clean, healthful food at the ready.<br />It's spring turkey season here and a neighbor is, hopefully, bringing me a gobbler this week.Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post-68159581090250675522011-04-08T15:54:50.334-04:002011-04-08T15:54:50.334-04:00Thanks for the series!Thanks for the series!The McEachernshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302805125460988376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post-8059876383700504722011-04-08T12:04:31.965-04:002011-04-08T12:04:31.965-04:00I'd love for you to share your ketchup recipe ...I'd love for you to share your ketchup recipe with us! We've had a garden for a few years now but our tomatoes never did well. This year our property has changed so we won't have a garden but I can still get amazing deal at the local farmer's market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post-24313067281229952732011-04-08T10:47:33.697-04:002011-04-08T10:47:33.697-04:00Thanks for sharing how you wash your fruit. On a ...Thanks for sharing how you wash your fruit. On a blog once someone ask the question if you would spray an apple with a can of Raid then run it under water and eat it. The thought grosses me out and makes me think everytime I buy fruit. <br /><br />I enjoyed hearing how you shop and save. I loved seeing all of your home canned goods. It is just so homey!Wendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547001714523524390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post-41185813775561059152011-04-08T09:20:53.648-04:002011-04-08T09:20:53.648-04:00I LOVE this post! Gardening, canning, freezing, ho...I LOVE this post! Gardening, canning, freezing, home-grown herbs, fruit trees... <br />I'm not a big coupon person either, for all the reasons you wrote about. I used to be more so, but eventually, after the 3rd baby, when my husband started doing more of the "picking up sale items" while he was out, and I didn't have the time or energy to browse the stores so much, I realized that I had been spending a lot of money on things I didn't need to buy, or could make a healthier substitute for so much cheaper (like granola bars and yogurt - by the way, my husband found a crock-pot yogurt method that actually worked, and we weren't even that scientific about following the directions! I'll have to send it to you.) <br />I usually buy at least 3 extra 20-lb turkeys when they're super-cheap around Thanksgivin and freeze them. Then after I roast one of them for a nice dinner for our little family over the course of the winter, I can the rest of the meat and broth. We usually get at least 3 nice roasted turkey meals out of one turkey, and then also about 9 or 10 pints of canned meat, and at least 6 or 7 quarts of the most awesome turkey broth you've ever tasted. There is nothing more convenient for a last minute supper than a pot of soup made from a jar of each. And the canned breast meat makes wonderful turkey salad for sandwiches - the possibilities are endless! I use it in any recipe that called for cooked chicken. <br />Thanks so much for the effort you put into your blog. You're such an inspiration to me! <br /><br />Miriam BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993400204848242278.post-34423536472542072032011-04-08T09:14:21.521-04:002011-04-08T09:14:21.521-04:00Best post ever! Thank you so much for doing this! ...Best post ever! Thank you so much for doing this! And can you please come visit Paradise so you can show me how to can? I am AMAZED by your garden, and envious of the space you have. I think we will plant some berry bushes this year. We have a big-for-Paradise garden (because most lots are postage stamp sized), but I think we'll bump it up this year. Our girl will gladly eat fruit vs. ice cream (!?!?!) so we like to encourage this. Thanks for sharing the vinegar wash. Any thoughts on organic milk? Its $$$$ (she's the only one that drinks milk, dh is allergic, and I just dont care for it). Dh cooks from scratch 95% of the time, and I will not buy any food that my grandmother wouldnt recognize. Packaged foods gives me the heebie jeebies...Just Another Day In Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219999739244521563noreply@blogger.com